Cristina López

Cristina López

Cristina Esmeralda López (born 19 September 1982 in Ozatlan) is an Salvadoran race walker.

When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing medical treatment for cancer.^{[citation needed]} Lopez crossed the finish line in 1:38:59, a full minute and 4 seconds ahead of the second place.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  El Salvador
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	20th	10,000 m
2005	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lima, Peru	1st	20 km	1:30:35
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	20 km	DSQ
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	10,000 m	45:52.32
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	20 km
2007	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Balneário Camboriú, Brazil	1st	20 km	1:39:21
	Pan American Games	Rio, Brazil	1st	20 km	1:38:59
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	10 km	49:30
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	37th	20 km

References

• IAAF profile for Cristina López

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Name	Lopez, Cristina
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Date of birth	19 September 1982
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